Review: Rush (2013)

Brandon Hoyne

Uphold 8/10

Rush (R)

     Rush feels exactly as the title suggests, this absolute thrill ride is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Taking place during the 1976 Formula 1 season, the movie focuses on the true story of the malicious rivalry between drivers Nikki Lauda and James Hunt. The structure of the story is so sound it creates the rare phenomena of no clear protagonists nor antagonist while still keeping the audience interest peeked; usually a story like this is doomed for failure, but with Director Ron Howard at the helm the bio-pic scores high. Though the performance of the lead actors, Chris Hemsworth (Hunt) and Daniel Bruhl (Lauda) falls well short of exceptional, they are well compensated with the spectacular cinematography that glues your eyes to the screen for the prompt two hours.